You wouldn't necessarily expect that a coffee counter in a supermarket would be a place that you'd find really good soft-serve ice cream, especially when the coffee sold there is downright mediocre (I'm sorry, New England Coffee; I know your roasting plant is less than a mile from my house and I can smell it sometimes when I'm out walking the dog at night, but your coffee just isn't good).
We were shopping at the big ol' Market Basket in Chelsea today, we had just checked out and I was waiting for the Mrs. I rolled the cart over by the coffee counter and a sign for soft-serve caught my eye. I've always loved soft-serve ice cream and I try to have it at least a couple of times a summer, but I hadn't had any yet this year and there it was right in front of me and it was so muggy outside, so I gave it a try and it was excellent, way better than most of it that I've had.
I don't know what makes theirs so good, but it's worth getting if you are in the market and maybe worth going there to get if you aren't. A generously sized cone is a mere $2 plus tax.
As a MB:Chelsea frequent flyer, this is a handy tip, thanks! I usually ignore that counter. But I do have to recommend the prepared food takeout counter -- all sorts of fried bits and pizza-type things to try out for small change.
ReplyDeleteYup. The Mrs. likes the fried chicken, I tend to go for salads and sandwiches. And in the adjacent bakery area, there are excellent chocolate chip cookies sold in a bag.
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